The Asian American Man Study

The Asian American Man Study is an annual survey of the experiences and beliefs of American men of East, Southeast, and South Asian descent. Our findings have been covered in The Atlantic, NBC's Asian America, Quartz, and Pinterest and been read by over 92,000 people on Medium.

The Asian American Man Study acknowledges Asians NOW! for their support sharing the 2017 study.

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OUR PURPOSE

We seek to capture an honest and holistic view into the lives of American men of Asian descent, exploring their experiences in media, race & society, dating, work, politics, religion, and more. We share these results to inform the public and ourselves about who we are and to contribute to the national conversation about race, gender, and social justice.

Key Findings from 2016

Three-quarters of men (74%) agreed or strongly agreed that their Asian origins were an important part of their identity

​84% of men have been asked "Where are you from?" or "What nationality are you?" or a similar ethnicity related question in the last three months - a question that 80% of men have a neutral or negative response to

Nearly all (98%) of South Asian men had been asked such a question in the last three months, with 30% being asked more than 6 times

The #1 most admired Asian-American man was actor and martial artist Bruce Lee came with 51 votes (10% of the respondents), a personal relative like "My dad" or "Grandpa" was next with 28 votes, comedian and actor Aziz Ansari earned 24 votes, followed by NBA player Jeremy Lin, and actor John Cho. 35% of men chose to skip the question or wrote in something akin to "I don't know" or "I can't think of anyone"